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      "Title": "[audit] symbol_search lacks pagination — broad queries overflow MCP response cap on large solutions",
      "Excerpt": "## Finding\n\n`symbol_search` has no pagination parameters (`offset`, `limit`, or cursor). Broad queries on large solutions produce 69K+ responses that exceed the MCP transport cap, making the tool unusable without kind-filter narrowing. Other tools in the same family (`list_analyzers`, `test_discover`) have pagination.\n\n## Repro\n\nCall `symbol_search` with a broad `query` string (no `kind` filter) on a 36-project solution. Observe response body exceeds 69K characters.\n\n## Proposed fix\n\nAdd `offset",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/617",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-11T15:18:22.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] guided_extract_interface prompt payload exceeds MCP cap (~30+ KB)",
      "Excerpt": "- id: itchatbot-guided-extract-interface-prompt-payload-cap\n- source-repo: itchatbot\n- severity: P1\n- area: prompts\n- server-version: 1.38.1\n- anchors:\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Host.Stdio/Prompts/PromptMessageBuilder.cs\n\n**finding**: `get_prompt_text` for `guided_extract_interface` overflows the MCP inline payload cap (~30+ KB observed) on workspaces with 9+ projects. This is the third prompt of three in the same payload-cap-overflow family — sister issues are [#755](https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/776",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:24:52.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] find_unused_symbols flags *ForTest test-bridge accessors as unused (convention-invoked exclusion gap)",
      "Excerpt": "- id: tradewise-find-unused-symbols-test-bridge-suffix-exclusion-gap\n- source-repo: tradewise\n- severity: P3\n- area: tools\n- server-version: 1.38.1\n- anchors:\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Roslyn/Services/DeadCodeService.cs\n\n**finding**: `find_unused_symbols(includePublic=false)` flags `Build*CommandTextForTest` methods (test-bridge accessors used via `InternalsVisibleTo`/reflection from test assemblies) as unused with `confidence=high`. 20 such hits observed in the TradeWise consumer audit. The existing \"c",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/775",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:24:27.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] get_prompt_text has side-effects — debug_test_failure runs dotnet test, security_review runs vuln scan",
      "Excerpt": "- id: itchatbot-get-prompt-text-side-effects-in-rendering\n- source-repo: itchatbot\n- severity: P2\n- area: prompts\n- server-version: 1.38.1\n- anchors:\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Host.Stdio/Tools/PromptShimTools.cs\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Host.Stdio/Prompts/PromptMessageBuilder.cs\n\n**finding**: `get_prompt_text` for at least two prompts actually invokes live tools during rendering rather than performing pure template substitution: `debug_test_failure` runs `dotnet test` (16.5s, 1126 test outcomes captured); `sec",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/772",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:22:18.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] get_di_registrations default response (showLifetimeOverrides=true) overflows MCP cap on 100+ registrations",
      "Excerpt": "- id: itchatbot-get-di-registrations-default-response-exceeds-mcp-cap\n- source-repo: itchatbot\n- severity: P2\n- area: tools\n- server-version: 1.38.1\n- anchors:\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Host.Stdio/Tools/AdvancedAnalysisTools.cs\n\n**finding**: `get_di_registrations` with its default response shape (`showLifetimeOverrides=true`) produces an 86 KB body on a 141-registration DI graph, exceeding the MCP inline transport cap and triggering a write-to-disk envelope fallback that breaks default callers. Peer too",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/771",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:21:58.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] symbol_refactor_preview auto-applies composite edit to workspace without explicit _apply call",
      "Excerpt": "- id: itchatbot-symbol-refactor-preview-auto-applies-without-explicit-apply-call\n- source-repo: itchatbot\n- severity: P2\n- area: tools\n- server-version: 1.38.1\n- anchors:\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Host.Stdio/Tools/SymbolRefactorTools.cs\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Roslyn/Services/SymbolRefactorService.cs\n\n**finding**: `symbol_refactor_preview` auto-applied its composite operation to the workspace without the agent calling any `*_apply` tool. `workspace_changes` records the edit at seq 2+3 with `toolName=symbol_re",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/770",
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      "Title": "[audit] P3 polish list (firewallanalyzer 2026-05-16): cosmetic + docs UX findings",
      "Excerpt": "Bundled list of P3-class findings (cosmetic / UX-polish / docs gaps) from the 2026-05-16 mcp-server-surface-test run against darylmcd/DotNet-Firewall-Analyzer. Server v1.38.1+7b2c0b9, catalog 2026.04. Audit report: `audit-reports/20260516T062913Z_firewallanalyzer_mcp-server-surface-test.md`. Items prefixed with section number from the audit report.\n\n---\n\n**13.19 find_duplicate_helpers framework-wrapper filter leak** — `ApiHostBuilder.ConfigureSerilog/Cors/PanosHttpClient` flagged at high/medium ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/769",
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      "Title": "[audit] find_reflection_usages no pagination/summary/filter — 153 KB response overflows MCP cap on 256-site solution",
      "Excerpt": "- id: tradewise-find-reflection-usages-153kb-response-overflows-mcp-cap\n- source-repo: tradewise\n- severity: P2\n- area: tools\n- server-version: 1.38.1+7b2c0b99c2194858a41bdaedd4b7f4538f0a0d71\n- anchors:\n  - src/TradeWise.Infrastructure/Backtesting/BacktestEngine.cs:191\n\n**finding**: `find_reflection_usages` has no pagination, summary, projectName-required, or kind-filter parameter path. On a modest 759-document .NET 10 solution with 256 reflection sites (TradeWise: 234 typeof + 8 GetMethods + 6 ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/760",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T13:49:16.000Z",
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      "Title": "Option C (Claude Code plugin) doesn't bundle the server binary, contradicting docs, and can't use Option B's dnx invocation",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nREADME and `docs/compatibility.md` describe **Option C** (the Claude Code plugin) as if it's self-contained:\n\n- README: \"The plugin bundles the MCP server, 32 skills, and safety hooks.\"\n- `docs/compatibility.md` install-path table: Option C cold-start cost is \"**Lowest (bundled)**\" and update story is \"`/plugin update`\".\n- `docs/compatibility.md` client table: \"The Claude Code Plugin path ... is the highest-fidelity install — bundles the server, 32 skills, and safety hooks.\"\n\nIn ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/1305",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-08-21T13:49:33.000Z",
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      "Title": "Infer workspaceId from filePath when the call already identifies exactly one loaded workspace",
      "Excerpt": "## Signal\n\nFrom the same 10,383-event MCP log survey (2026-04 → 2026-07): **23 of 69** structured tool errors — the single largest category — are workspace-disambiguation failures.\n\n```\nInvalidArgument | find_references | Parameter 'workspaceId' is invalid:\n  workspaceId was omitted but 2 workspaces are loaded\n  (8f6915d11da64f378bd17149cc69b751, 9c49cfa626844a6eaf0bcdec43af740d).\n  Pass workspaceId explicitly to choose one.\n```\n\nSpread across `find_references`, `compile_check`, `document_symbol",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/1129",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-07-31T15:01:50.000Z",
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      "Title": "Accept LSP-style 'character' as an alias for the 'column' source-location parameter",
      "Excerpt": "## Signal\n\nA survey of 10,383 MCP log events across 43 working directories (2026-04 → 2026-07) turned up 69 structured tool errors. The single largest shape — **13 occurrences**, still recurring as of 2026-07-28 across two unrelated repos (TradeWise, SnipCue) — is:\n\n```\nInvalidArgument | find_references | Parameter '<unknown>' is invalid:\n  Source location is incomplete. Provide all of filePath, line, and column. Missing: column.\n  Note: this server uses parameter name 'column' (1-based), not th",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/1128",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-07-31T15:01:22.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] test_reference_map.limit caps coveredSymbols only; mockDriftWarnings + uncoveredSymbols unpaginated",
      "Excerpt": "- id: itchatbot-test-reference-map-pagination-only-covers-covered-symbols\n- source-repo: itchatbot\n- severity: P3\n- area: tools\n- server-version: 1.38.1\n- anchors:\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Host.Stdio/Tools/TestCoverageTools.cs\n\n**finding**: `test_reference_map`'s `limit` parameter only caps the `coveredSymbols` collection. The other two enumerable response fields — `mockDriftWarnings` (109 entries observed) and `uncoveredSymbols` — are unpaginated, producing a 60 KB payload even when caller sets `limit",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/774",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:22:49.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] project_graph.outputType reports Library for ASP.NET Web/Worker SDK projects (should be Exe)",
      "Excerpt": "- id: tradewise-project-graph-output-type-misreports-sdk-defaulted-exe\n- source-repo: tradewise\n- severity: P3\n- area: tools\n- server-version: 1.38.1\n- anchors:\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Host.Stdio/Tools/WorkspaceTools.cs\n  - src/RoslynMcp.Roslyn/Services/WorkspaceManager.cs\n\n**finding**: `project_graph.outputType` returns `Library` for ASP.NET Core Web (`Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web`) and Worker (`Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Worker`) projects that have no explicit `<OutputType>` element. These SDKs default `OutputType=",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/773",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:22:34.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] P2 polish list (firewallanalyzer 2026-05-16): tools/prompts/resources medium-severity findings",
      "Excerpt": "Bundled list of P2-class findings from the 2026-05-16 mcp-server-surface-test run against darylmcd/DotNet-Firewall-Analyzer. Server v1.38.1+7b2c0b9, catalog 2026.04. Audit report: `audit-reports/20260516T062913Z_firewallanalyzer_mcp-server-surface-test.md`. Each item below is a distinct finding and may be split into its own issue if a maintainer picks it up. Items prefixed with the section number from the audit report.\n\n---\n\n**13.3 Cross-tool blind spot on static extension-host classes** — `find",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/768",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:04:35.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] Preview tokens expire silently across workspace auto-reload; staleness contract undocumented",
      "Excerpt": "**id:** firewallanalyzer-preview-token-stale-across-auto-reload\n**source-repo:** darylmcd/DotNet-Firewall-Analyzer (firewallanalyzer)\n**severity:** P1\n**area:** tools\n**server-version:** 1.38.1+7b2c0b9\n**audit-report:** audit-reports/20260516T062913Z_firewallanalyzer_mcp-server-surface-test.md\n\n**Finding:** A preview token issued by `*_preview` (e.g. `scaffold_test_preview`) becomes stale after an intervening apply that triggers workspace auto-reload (visible as `_meta.staleAction=auto-reloaded`",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/767",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-16T15:03:52.000Z",
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      "Title": "[audit] split_service_with_di_preview emits non-functional code (fields not migrated; async+ValueTask compile error)",
      "Excerpt": "**id:** firewallanalyzer-split-service-with-di-broken-output\n**source-repo:** darylmcd/DotNet-Firewall-Analyzer (firewallanalyzer)\n**severity:** P1\n**area:** tools\n**server-version:** 1.38.1+7b2c0b9\n**audit-report:** audit-reports/20260516T062913Z_firewallanalyzer_mcp-server-surface-test.md\n\n**Finding:** For a service type whose state is a private readonly field (`Channel<JobRequest> _channel` in `JobQueue`), the preview emits partition types (`JobQueueEnqueue`, `JobQueueDequeue`) that reference",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/766",
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      "Title": "[audit] extract_interface_cross_project_preview generates uncompilable interface (missing usings, no ProjectReference)",
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      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/darylmcd/Roslyn-Backed-MCP/issues/765",
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      "Excerpt": "**id:** firewallanalyzer-validate-workspace-runtests-total-zero\n**source-repo:** darylmcd/DotNet-Firewall-Analyzer (firewallanalyzer)\n**severity:** P1\n**area:** tools\n**server-version:** 1.38.1+7b2c0b9\n**audit-report:** audit-reports/20260516T062913Z_firewallanalyzer_mcp-server-surface-test.md\n\n**Finding:** `validate_workspace(changedFilePaths=[DriftDetector.cs], runTests=true)` returned `overallStatus=clean, testRunResult.total=0` despite the auto-derived filter containing 26 FQDNs. Running the",
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